With the midweek games over and done, it's round two and we are entering the hectic festive period where matches are played almost every three days.

But all of that means the January transfer window is almost ready to open for business, and let's be honest, who doesn't love a transfer rumour?

In London, Tottenham became the first club since the transfer window system was implemented in 2003 to not make a summer signing this year, so they will be hoping to do some business come 2019.

Mousa Dembele has been linked with a move to China or Italy - will Spurs allow the Belgian to go in January?

Elsewhere, West Ham opened the chequebook in the summer, and may dip into the market again. With Andriy Yarmolenko and top scorer Marko Arnautovic both ruled out til 2019, Manuel Pellegrini's side are in desperate need of fire power.

Arsenal continue to be linked with various wingers, with Lille's Nicolas Pepe and Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele reported to be of interest to the Gunners, but they may now need to strengthen at centre back with Rob Holding's serious injury ruling him out for the rest of the season.

What's next for Paul Pogba at Manchester United? Will Ruben Loftus-Cheek remain a Chelsea player or seal a loan move away? And what of Aaron Ramsey's Arsenal future? Could Unai Emery's side cash in on the Welshman before the summer?

Here we'll guide you through the day's top transfer rumours from around the world.

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Thank you Sampdoria!

Of all the five signings made by Unai Emery in the summer transfer window it was arguably the Uruguay international who arrived to the most fan fare following his impressive performances at the World Cup.

It took a while for the midfielder to break into the Spaniard’s starting XI, but he’s now a key cog in the engine room.

Gunners fans have been quick to thank the star’s former club, Sampdoria and the Serie A outfit had an brilliant response to supporters who have flooded their Twitter timeline with messages thanking them for selling the defensive midfielder.

Jermain Defoe open to transfer

The former Spurs and Sunderland striker is struggling for minutes at Bournemouth but there could be a few clubs line up for his signature I expect.

He told The Mirror:

We’ll see what happens. At the end of the day I’m a footballer and I like playing football. I’m not playing football at the minute so we’ll see what happens.

Ampadu up against Jermain Defoe

12:18

Spurs to battle Roma

Tottenham have been linked with a move for Netherlands midfielder Tonny Vilhena, according to reports in Italy.

The Dutchman is also said to be a target of Roma with Corriere dello Sport (via Irish Daily Mirror) reporting that the 23-year-old is being targeted in a swap move by the Serie A giants.

Vilhena is currently a Feyenoord player, having come up through the Feyenoord Rotterdam youth system before moving to the parent club in 2012.

Roma’s proposed deal would reportedly see Rick Karsdorp head back to Feyenoord from the Italian capital. But according to reports in Italy, Roma are not the only side interested in taking Vilhena away from his home club.

The Conte transfer that never happened

11:28

Arsenal round up

11:15

Barcelona want Kane

Harry Kane scores against Southampton

11:02

Manchester United quoted £90m

Napoli have quoted Manchester United a mammoth £90m fee for defender Kalidou Koulibaly, according to reports. The Serie A star was widely linked to Chelsea over the summer, following the appointment of Maurizio Sarri, and it has now been suggested that Red Devils have recently met with Napoli over the possibility of a January transfer.

The Infamous Aurelio De Laurentiis does not seem keen on selling the player and the owner has suggested he has ‘erected a wall to keep him him’.

Koulibaly is under contract until 2023 but reports suggest he has encourage interest from Mourinho.

Guardiola rules out Hazard move

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has ruled out a move for Eden Hazard. The 27-year-old said in the build-up to the Blues’ clash against the league leaders that the only thing missing from their team was him.

According to the Standard, the City boss has “long-wanted” to bring the Belgian to the Etihad, but says it’s not a move that will be happening.

[Buying Hazard] is not going to happen. I am agreeing with him. He said “I’m so good” and I am agreeing with him.

Switch on the TV and look at him. You realise his qualities. He is one of the best players in the world.

(Image: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Pochettino speaks out on Man Utd rumours

Mauricio Pochettino has spoken out about reports that Manchester United chiefs are reportedly looking to appoint him to replace Jose Mourinho at the end of the season.

The mooted deal would set the Old Trafford club back £40million, but the Spurs manager has had his say on the links.

Arsenal cannot recall Chambers

According to the Standard, Arsenal cannot recall Callum Chambers from his loan at Fulham.

The defender joined the west London club on a season-long loan in August, but according to the report, there is no clause allowing Arsenal to bring him back midway through the season.

The Gunners could be left short in defence after the serious injury to Rob Holding, with the centre back being ruled out for up to nine months with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.

(Image: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

PSG slam FFP reports

According to L’Equipe, Paris Saint-Germain were ready to sell either Neymar or Kylian Mbappe to avoid Financial Fair Play sanctions after investigations into handling of FFP.

But the French champions have since slammed those reports as “erroneous, ridiculous and likely to create great tension” between the paper and the club, and gone as far as to question the publication’s “intellectual honesty and ulterior motives”.

(Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images)

Good morning!

Hello, and welcome to another day of transfer news. We’ll have all the gossip, rumours and whispers you can take as the build-up to the January transfer window heats up.